应用型高校大学生英语口语表达能力现状调查

A Survey of Oral English Expression Ability of College Students in Applied Universities

研究采用定量定性相结合的分析方法,以中国英语能力等级量表中口语分量表五级要求为标准,从语言表达的准确性、广度、连贯性、流利性、得体性和灵活性6个维度调查应用型高校非英语专业大学生英语口语表达能力现状、共性困难及其主要影响因素。结果表明:1) 应用型高校非英语专业大学生英语口语表达能力总体水平尚未达到量表五级水平;2)女生显著好于男生,商科专业学生显著好于文科专业学生,文科专业学生显著好于理科专业学生;3) 不同年级无显著差异;4) 灵活性、连贯性、准确性基本达标,共性困难聚焦于语音、内容表达广度、流利性和得体性。口语学习目标不明确、时间投入少及语言知识内化不充分是主要影响因素。研究有助于大学生对自身口语能力的认识及学习目标的明确,有助于教师了解学生的实际口语水平,明确和细化英语口语教学目标,促进口语的有效练习,推动量表的合理应用。

By adopting a quantitative and qualitative analysis method, the study took the statements for oral scale of CSE (China Standards of English) level five as a standard and investigated college non- English majors’ current oral English expression ability status, its common difficulties and impact factors in applied universities from six dimensions of oral English expression: accuracy, breadth, coherence, fluency, appropriateness and flexibility, which was done by questionnaires including six dimensions of language expression: accuracy, complexity, coherence, fluency, appropriateness and flexibility. The results showed that: 1) the overall oral English expression ability of college non-English majors hasn’t met the statements of CSE level five;2) female students are significantly better than male students, business majors are significantly better than liberal arts majors who are significantly better than science majors;3) there is no significant difference between grades. 4) the flexibility, coherence, accuracy of language expression almost achieved the line of level five, the common core difficulties mainly reflected in pronunciation, the scope of language expression, fluency and appropriateness. And unclear goals, less practice and low amount of accumulation were major impact factors. The research is helpful for strengthening students’ knowledge on their own oral English expression ability as well as adjusting their goals of oral English practice, help teachers know students’ actual oral English proficiency, clarify and refine the teaching objectives of speaking and promote the effective practice of oral English as well as the rational application of China Standards of English.